RUSSIAN POSITION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10281, 16 May 1919, Page 5

RUSSIAN POSITION

ACTION BY ALLIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALLIES ■~ »AND KOLOHAKv Ry Toleerraph—Prrra Association—Copyrieht Australian and N.Z. - Cable Association. (Received May 15, 11.35 p.m.) LONDON, May 15'. ! The- "Daily "Herald" -state's that a well-informed correspondent "says ho i ha>s best reasons for believing that a definite agreement has been signed be- , tween the Allies and General Kolchak for the fall of Petrograd within a ' ; month. The Allies will then officially • | acknowledge Kolchak as the head ot . the Russian Government and afford him the necessary financial and military - support.- A Constituent Assembly will j be summoned within three montlis. KOLCHAK PLANS ADVANCE ON j MOSCOW. •* j Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. < PARIS. May 14. General Kolchak is planning an advance on Moscow.

BRITISH ATTITUDE AROUSES ' INTEREST-.-"--*-rr-t:'-

' (Received May 15, 11.35 p.m.) . , PARIS,-Ma;*-15. , -There is growing a feeling in GoVernment circles in favour «of joint opera- ,' tions with the Finns against.l'etro- . j grad. A Finnish communique indicates her readiness to advance, merely awaiting Allied approval. The British attitude is arousing interest, par- j ticularly in view of Mr Bonar Law's i recent statement, which is regarded as • implying that bolder steps to hold Russia are imminent.

A cable message dated London, i 13th,-said: In the House of Commons, JVlr lionar Law stated that there were no definite pdoposals for. a military or : naval attack on Petrograd, though, a British'squadron was available for use in'any emergency.- ' i